Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200553535 - Employee Is Killed When Forklift Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200553535 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307596627	09/21/2004	2448	321920	Springhill Pallet Company

Abstract: On September 20, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a forklift to lower a bundle of 2-in. by 4-in. lumber that weighted almost a ton from a height of 13 ft. When the bundle was loaded unevenly onto the truck's forks, the truck fell over. Employee #1 was crushed by the roll-over protective structure (ROPS), and killed. He was not wearing his seat belt.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307596627			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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